PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Low Incomes (16 May 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to help support people on lower incomes.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
The government has supported people on lower incomes by increasing working age benefits by 6.7%; raising Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of market rents with an average gain of £800, extending the Household Support Fund and increasing the National Living Wage by 9.8%.
The government has also maintained the triple lock, frozen fuel duty, removed Debt Relief Order fees and doubled the Budgeting Advance Loan repayment period.
Over 2022-23 and 2023-24, the government has provided support to help households with the cost of living totalling over £90 billion.
Answered by:
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
23 May 2024
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